Comparison

PocketToDo vs Perfect Lock

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PocketToDo

Features
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"Capture it before you forget." PocketToDo is a quiet ToDo app built around one thing: never losing the small tasks. --- ■ The big ones get done. The small ones slip. "Quick reply." "Submit the shift form." "Send that sticker." These small tasks get buried in long lists, lost in notification streams, and quietly pass their moment. But they're not big enough to deserve their own note. PocketToDo is a place to catch and finish exactly those — the small things that take two taps on your phone. --- ■ Just two ideas. 【When you capture: hold by weight】 On drop-in, pick one of 4 tiles — head (light/heavy) × time (short/long): Snap · Casual · Think · Focus 【When you pull: filter by scene】 On the home screen, switch between 4 scenes — and only the tasks doable right now appear, lightest first. On the go → Snap + Casual + Think Before bed → Snap only Morning → Snap + Casual Between tasks → Snap + Casual "What I can actually do, right now" — only that, in front of you. --- ■ Quiet by design. · No notifications. Nothing nags you. · Sorted by ease, not urgency. Small wins, stacked up. · One-line capture + one tap to weight. Three seconds, done. · Capture from Siri, Shortcuts, widgets, or the Action button — without opening the app. · Stored only on your device. No account, no sign-in. --- ■ Free features · Capture, edit, complete tasks · 4 scenes (On the go, Between tasks, Morning, Before bed) · Customize which weights appear per scene · Daily repeating tasks (complete it, and it comes back tomorrow) · One-line capture from Siri, Shortcuts, and the Action button · Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets, plus Control Center (iOS 18) · Last 7 days of completed history · Default + dark themes · Manual CSV export (keep an external record) --- ■ PocketToDo Pro features · Full history (no 7-day cutoff) · Review: tasks finished this week and month, weight breakdown, and streaks for daily tasks · 4 additional color themes (Yoake, Mori, Nagisa, Sakura) · Make up to 3 custom palettes of your own (widgets follow your theme) · The home-screen icon follows your chosen theme · Rename the 4 weights — both name and meaning — in your own words Pricing: $23.99 / year · $2.99 / month · $58.99 one-time ※ Yearly ≈ 39% off vs monthly (~$2/mo effective) ※ 7-day free trial on subscriptions ■ Terms (subscriptions) - Yearly: $23.99 / year (includes a 7-day free trial; billed after the trial ends) - Monthly: $2.99 / month (includes a 7-day free trial; billed after the trial ends) - Lifetime: $58.99 (one-time payment, no auto-renewal) Subscriptions (yearly, monthly) auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; payment is charged to your Apple ID at renewal. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://atimekusau535-hub.github.io/pockettodo/en/privacy.html --- ■ Privacy first PocketToDo collects no personal information whatsoever. Tasks and settings are stored only on your device, never sent to any server. We embed no analytics SDKs and no advertising SDKs. The best way to protect data is to not collect it in the first place. --- ■ Get in touch X (Twitter): @bon_dev_ Support: https://atimekusau535-hub.github.io/pockettodo/en/support.html Bugs and feature requests very welcome.

About

Perfect Lock

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Take your life back. The average person spends years of their remaining life staring at a screen. Perfect Lock shows you that number—and gives you the tools to shrink it. Most screen time apps are easy to ignore. Hit the limit, tap "ignore," extend the timer, and you're right back where you started. Perfect Lock is different. When you hit your limit, the app locks—and it stays locked. No loopholes When you reach your daily limit, that app is blocked for the rest of the day. You can't sneak back in by changing settings, deleting the limit, or turning the feature off. Try to edit it and you'll see "Can't change this today." Limits reset tomorrow—not the moment they get inconvenient. That's discipline that actually works. See the real cost Enter your age and daily usage, and Perfect Lock predicts how many years of your life you'll spend in front of a screen. For most of us, that's the wake-up call we needed. Powerful app limits Pick the apps that drain your time and set a daily cap. Go over it and the app locks automatically—even with Perfect Lock closed. It uses Apple's Screen Time framework to enforce limits reliably in the background. Focus Mode Start a focus session and every app goes dark until the timer ends. Only by finishing the session do you truly reclaim that time—no shortcuts, no quitting early without giving up the reward. Track the time you reclaim - Build a streak for every day you stay under your limits - Watch your total reclaimed time grow - See your last 7 days at a glance Time is the one thing you can't buy back. Perfect Lock helps you stop wasting it. Free and Pro Perfect Lock is free to limit one app. Upgrade to Pro to lock unlimited apps and categories at once. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. It renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PocketToDo4 screens
Perfect Lock4 screens

Verdict

The call

PocketToDo and Perfect Lock are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PocketToDo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Perfect Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PocketToDo versus Perfect Lock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPocketToDoPerfect Lock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIMAE Tasukuyunosuke yata

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PocketToDo

Subscriptions2
  • PocketToDo Pro (Monthly)7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • PocketToDo Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • PocketToDo Pro (Lifetime)$59.99
2 purchases

Perfect Lock

Subscriptions2
  • Perfect Lock7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Perfect Lock$29.991 Year

Questions

Is PocketToDo free?
PocketToDo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perfect Lock free?
Perfect Lock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PocketToDo or Perfect Lock have ads?
Neither PocketToDo nor Perfect Lock shows ads.

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